Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 2 May 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:40, sunset 18:57. Yamaganda 07:19 to 08:59. Gulika Kalam 10:39 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 03:01Moonrise 13:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 2 May 2001

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 07:19, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 May

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:40
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:19 to 08:59
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:39 to 12:18
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:58
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:37
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:01 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then Dashami, then EkadashiThe ninth, tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 07:19 · Dashami until 05:01 Thu · Ekadashi until 02:43 Fri
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:55, then Purva Phalguni until 18:22 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:58, then Dhruva until 09:00 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 07:19 · Taitila until 18:10 · Gara until 05:01 Thu · Vanija until 15:51 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise13:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiThursday 3 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 08:10 and 08:18.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 4 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.